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- Authors: Pen Mucching
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal / Sci-Fi
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“Please don’t even start,” I say, rubbing my temples with both thumbs as I
lean over a pure white, shiny table that reflects the light like nearly every
piece of furniture in my apartment.
“You should get that checked out, that’s all I’m saying,” replies, sitting
across from me. She’s sipping a mix of wine and carbonated lemonade from
a tall glass, ice clinking together as she swirls it slowly with one hand.
I could never understand her obsession with creating drinks that seem
outright ridiculous, but maybe I judge her too harshly. Maybe I should drink
as much alcohol as she does, and my problem would disappear. Maybe I
should just let loose and stop worrying about the ‘what ifs’.
Yeah… Maybe.
“Right, we’ve been over this already,” I exhale, running my fingers
through my hair and feeling each strand prick my scalp like a needle. “I can
do that. But then I’ll start taking meds I don’t want, get addicted, and end
up unable to imagine life without them.”
“Eh, maybe a little addiction would be the lesser evil here?” suggests. I
force myself not to wince. Addiction runs high in my family. It’s a curse
I’ve been born with and have hidden from daylight for as long as I can
remember. Not many people know this, but does.
Still, I can’t blame her for suggesting it anyway. Just look at me. My eye
bags must be the color of an old aubergine, my hair is matte and dirty, and
my lips are dry and chapped like they’ve been sandpapered.
I’m a mess. But… better a mess than being dependent on substances.
“I’m not giving in,” I say firmly. “I won’t pretend I’m fine, but going to
the doctor isn’t an option.” I let out a sigh. “Can we talk about something
else? You haven’t visited me in a week, and I don’t want to spend our time
talking about what happens when I’m alone.”
“Mm,” she muses, a smile on her face. “The things I do for you,
though…” She picks up her drink and downs it, leaving only ice in the glass
as she sets it down with a clink. “We can talk about those, right?”
“Sure,” I mutter, resting my head in my palms as my shoulders slump.
The moment Camilla crossed the threshold of my apartment, the heaviness
I’d been carrying on my shoulders became too much.
I’m exhausted, and her presence brings it all out in me. She calms me.
Only when she’s here can I really, truly sleep. It must go back to the time
she let me sleep in her bed when I ran away from home. Unlike at home, it
was always so peaceful with her.
Ugh… I just want to crawl into bed and sleep right now.
“Guess what? Your girl got asked out on a date today—by none other
than Jackson from marketing. You know, the one I’ve been eyeing all this
time,” she says.
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